Follow the renovation of my 1998 Metrotrans Legacy LJ: hands-on repairs, interior projects, and lessons learned along the way.
The bus renovation journal
Browse the latest projects below, or use the page numbers to explore earlier updates.
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March 30th 2019
More pics
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March 24th 2019
Lots of random pics of engine, accessories and transmission tags, doing some research. I found I have the dreaded AT545 Transmission without TC lockup, no…
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March 17th-23rd 2019
Over the last several months I have contemplated what to do with this 15k lb Beast in the driveway. I decided to do what I…
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Aug 8-11th 2018
PLAN B. I bought a nice popup camper I could tow behind my car. A family member loaned me their 11 passenger van to take…
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August 5th 2018
BAD NEWS! I got a call from Cummins yesterday. The engine has 9psi of blowby so it needs a rebuild. PLUS it has 1.5 bad…
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July 30th 2018
Taking the bus in to the Cummins Dealer to have the engine looked over. It barely started today. We’ve got to leave in a week!…
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July 29th 2018
CRUNCH TIME! We leave in a week! I’ve got to get this in to Cummins because it has been starting super hard lately. Before I…
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July 23rd 2018
After driving it around a bit the shocks are just gone. So I took pics of the originals to find replacements. These are discontinued so…
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July 21st 2018
Replaced the interior lights with LED. Finished the front stairway with 1/2″ aluminum angle and new grip tape.
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July 16th 2018
I bought a 36″ unfinished base cabinet from Menards and installed it in the bus. I bolted the lounge seats down and moved the fridge…
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July 14-15th 2018
Curtain making day. I bought this reflective material similar to umbrella material. I figured the reflective side would act like a radiant heat barrier and…
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July 7-8th 2018
I installed a backup camera(linked in parts used). It was a bit odd in that it’s wireless. It worked out ok. I squeezed it in…